The first-ever Thaw Festival that began on Feb. 25 and ran through March 1 in State College added some life and entertainment to the downtown over a frigid weekend, and will most likely expand in years to come, according to officials.

It is hard to surpass a seemingly impossible goal but with dedication and hard work that is what the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) THON team did. For the fifth year in a row, the EMS THON raised the largest amount among general organizations for The Four Diamonds, fighting pediatric cancer. This year they raised $137,763.29, smashing last year's record-breaking total of $110,114.67.

Eight Penn State undergraduate student research teams from five campuses will represent Penn State as the largest Pennsylvania college or university contingent at the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning (March 3) in Harrisburg. They will present their research with students from more than 100 Pennsylvania colleges and universities as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol-Pennsylvania event.

"Our first core value is to have a positive attitude. Again, really simplistic. Really simplistic. That's something that we can control. We talk about controlling the controllable -- waking up every single morning with a positive attitude and being really appreciative of the opportunity we have at Penn State. We talk about waking up in the morning and doing a back handspring out of bed, ready to attack the day with everything you have."

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Office of Physical Plant has announced a “Midnight Clear” for snow removal from Sunday night at midnight through 7 a.m. Monday (March 2). During these hours, parking at all faculty/staff surface parking lots on campus, including Innovation Park, will be prohibited.

When the Lady Lions tipoff against Wisconsin on Sunday, they will be playing for more than just a game. The traditional blue and white uniforms will be swapped for pink, as the Lady Lions honor those in the fight of their lives against breast cancer.

Penn State has been successful in its continued implementation of initiatives undertaken in response to the recommendations of the Freeh Report, according to the 10th quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA). In issuing the report Sen. George Mitchell, who was named in 2012 by the NCAA as the independent monitor for Penn State to oversee the AIA, announced he would be withdrawing from the position for personal reasons unrelated to Penn State.

Beginning later this spring, University employees and students will be asked to register all University-related international travel in a Web-based system that is currently being developed as a way to provide safety support and accurate insurance enrollment verification. The system will be called the Travel Safety Network (TSN).

Fifty years ago, WPSU-TV went on the air for the first time. Students and teachers who turned on their televisions for the initial broadcast watched “Saludos Amigos,” an introductory Spanish class aimed at schoolchildren across central Pennsylvania.